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Here is what some of his former players, colleagues and current ACC coaches have had to say about the beloved coach and mentor who won three conference championships and the hearts of virtually everyone he met… Read More »

Considering the circumstances, the timing and the heightened expectations that are beginning to build, Saturday’s Atlantic Division showdown against Louisville is easily the most important game of coach Dave Doeren’s still-young tenue at N.C. State… Read More »

Listening to new Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson run through the laundry list of his team’s flaws brings back memories of another Deacon coach from the past. The difference is that unlike the great Bill Dooley, Clawson isn’t crying poor as a motivational tool.… Read More »

Though the Pirates are still clearly the better team, they could easily see their promising 4-1 start go unexpectedly up in smoke if they allow their minds convince their eyes that this is the same Tulane team they’ve beaten the last five times and nine of the last 10 they’ve played.… Read More »

Because of its collective youth and the added challenge presented by the addition of perennial NCAA tournament teams Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame into the ACC, the N.C. State basketball team won’t have to do nearly as much in 2013-14 as it did last year to convince people it had a successful season.… Read More »

Losing players the quality of running back Anthony Elzy is nothing new to the UNC football team. That’s why the Tar Heels may be even more dangerous than ever in Thursday’s Music City Bowl against Tennessee. … Read More »

Showing a refreshing honesty for a football coach, N.C. State’s Tom O’Brien acknowledges that Thursday’s nationally televised showdown against Florida State is the most important game of his tenure with the Wolfpack.… Read More »